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Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1893. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... 1. Francis Kinloch Nelson, eldest, born at Belvoir, Albemarle Co., Va., in 1800; removed, first, to Peachylorum, and then to Cloverfields (his second wife's residence), both in the county of Albemarle. It was at the latter place that he died, 1862, aged 62 years. Peachylorum was a part of the Walker estate, and was probably named after Peachy Walker, who was the twelfth and youngest child of Dr. Thomas Walker, of Castle Hill, same county. Francis K. Nelson married, first, at Shelly, Gloucester Co., Va., 24th April, 1823. Anne (called Nancy) Page, of that place. (See Page Family, Rosewell.) Children: (1) Isabella Nelson; married, 1856, Dr. John F. Gardener, and died, leaving Nancy (called Nina) and Francis. (2) Hester Nelson; died unmarried. Francis K. Nelson married, secondly, 1843, Margaret Douglas Meriwether, widow of Francis Meriwether, of Bedford County, Va., by whom she had two children--(a) Mary Walker Meriwether, married Thomas J. Randolph, Jr., of Edge Hill, Albemarle Co., Va., and (b) Charles Meriwether. She had no issue by her second husband, Francis K. Nelson. She was known as Aunt Peggy, and was the daughter of Capt. W. D. Meriwether, of Cloverfields, Albemarle Co., Va. 2. Mildred Nelson, born about 1802; married, in 1820, Thomas Nelson, of Clarke County, Va., who was her first cousin. 3. Anne Carter Nelson, born about 1804; married, 1824, Dr. Thomas War ner Meriwether, of Kinloch, Albemarle Co., Va. She died there in 1858, aged about 54. Dr. T. WT. Meriwether died in 1862. Their children were: (1) Dr. William Douglas Meriwether; died in Tennessee, 1880. He married, first, 1847, Phoebe Gardener, of Richmond, Va., and had: (a) Mary Gardener, who married Wallace, of Kentucky; (b) William Hunter; (c) Thomas Warner, of Norwalk, Conn., married. Last September...
